Generally one gives contributions to those one already agrees with. Whether one individual or company gives tit-for-tat, the end result is that everybody expects something for their money. This is not like charitable giving where, generally, it is virtuous to give anonymously. This is hard-nosed calculated political giving and, in a democracy, it is in the public interest to make it public knowledge.
So, when some village ignoramous castigated me for making public my contributions to a couple of his party candidates, I was taken aback. I understand how he felt it was improper and amounted to disrespecting his men. He would rather keep it hush-hush, the way his party functioned when it was in power in Uganda. We are working towards transparency and good governance in Uganda. The nightmares of UPC of yesteryears will never be allowed to re-emerge.
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